Father dies to save daughter from getting molested

A resident of Malda succumbed to his injuries at Calcutta Medical College and Hospital on Sunday morning.

A resident of Malda,who was beaten up while saving his daughter from being molested by a group of youths inside his house on Saturday night,succumbed to his injuries at Calcutta Medical College and Hospital on Sunday morning.

With multiple injuries,Gopal Bhattacharjee,a resident of Gajol block,was first admitted to Malda Medical College,from where he was later shifted to Kolkata.

According to reports,a group of youths stormed his house Saturday night and attempted to molest his 20-year-old girl,a student of Malda College. The youths beat him up when he tried to save his daughter. The girl complained to the police that the youths had snatched her mobile phone when she was returning home from College a couple of days back.

They kept sending indecent SMSes to her and threatened her with dire consequences if she reported the incident to the police.

The youths also beat up some of her relatives,who are said to be in stable condition now.

Police has arrested one of the accused,but the others are absconding.

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